What Do We Get When We Pay for School?

It’s hard to know what exactly you’re paying for when you pay college tuition. Is it a chance at a better career? Some time on a lush green campus learning from worldly professors? The risk of six-figure debt that never seems to shrink? And if students are paying a fraction of that price or nothing at all in other countries, how do we rationalize the cost here in the United States? Is college in the United States and abroad still worth the price tag? Ashley Ford speaks to Katia Maneff, a mom who is considering the cost of higher education for her daughter both in the United States and the United Kingdom. To answer Katia’s questions, Ashley turns to journalist Paul Tough and University College London economics professor Gillian Wyness to get more information on the tricky decisions we make when we think about how, why, and how much to pay for a college education. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices